Mail Online 22/7/21 Leeds complete signing of Chelsea starlet Lewis Bate in £1.5m switch to Elland Road

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Leeds complete signing of Chelsea starlet Lewis Bate as England youth international puts pen to paper on three-year deal following £1.5m switch to Elland Road

Leeds have completed the signing of Chelsea starlet Lewis Bate for £1.5million

The 18-year-old midfielder has agreed a three-year deal to switch to Elland Road 

The Yorkshire club have beaten a host of Premier League rivals to the starlet

By ADRIAN KAJUMBA

Leeds have completed the signing of Lewis Bate from Chelsea, making him their fifth summer addition.

England youth international midfielder Bate has signed a three-year deal after travelling to Leeds yesterday to finalise his move and undergo a medical.

Official confirmation of his arrival was announced at 10am on Thursday morning. The club tweeted: '#LUFC are pleased to announce the signing of Lewis Bate from Chelsea' alongside a photo of the youngster holding a Leeds shirt.

Leeds are set to pay £1.5m plus add-ons for the 18-year-old. Chelsea have also secured a sell-on clause in the agreement though no buy-back clause.

Mailonline revealed on Monday that Bate was subject of interest from a number of Chelsea’s Premier League rivals, including Leeds.

Leeds emerged as frontrunners as talks progressed quickly, ahead of the likes of Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton who had also spoken to Chelsea about a deal.

Bate, who has been at Chelsea since he was eight, had one year left on his Chelsea deal but opted against signing a new one due to concerns about his potential pathway to first-team football.

He will initially be part of Mark Jackson’s under-23 setup but Leeds have convinced Bate that Elland Road is the best place for the next stage of his career due to their track record of progressing players into the first team from their youth sides.

Bate joins left-back Junior Firpo, winger Jack Harrison, attacking midfielder Shaun McGurk and winger Amari Miller as a new arrival at Leeds during this window.

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